This year, GEOINT 2015 is hosting a User Group – Law Enforcement/First Responder Tradecraft Challenges/Opportunities Exchange June 24 from 1:30-4:00 p.m.

Law enforcement and first responders are invited to discuss tradecraft challenges and opportunities. Panels and breakout discussions allow the audience to discuss the operational, standards, and geospatial challenges and opportunities faced in capturing and documenting tradecraft as well as sharing those capabilities within their own agency/organization and with other government agencies.

Panelists include those representing the Department of Interior, USDA, DC Metro Police, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Multi-INT Tradecraft Community of Practice, and more!

Valuable GEOINT Symposium content extends far beyond the general session main stage. In response to overwhelmingly positive feedback, USGIF will for the second year host leaders from across the federal government at its Government Pavilion Stage in the exhibit hall each afternoon of GEOINT 2015.

The Government Pavilion Stage allows USGIF to offer attendees even more diverse content throughout the week as well as provide additional outlets for attendees and exhibitors alike to hear federal leaders discuss business opportunities.

“Any aspect of the GEOINT Symposium—the general session keynotes, the Government Pavilion Stage, the exhibit hall, the training and education sessions—on its own could be a phenomenal event,” said USGIFCEO Keith Masback. “By combining all of these elements into the GEOINT Symposium, USGIF aims to be as efficient and effective as possible in its mission while providing the best value and experience for our attendees.”

10. Discover GEOINT Trends
From defense and intelligence to oil/gas and public safety, the GEOINT Community spans many different areas of focus. Expand your knowledge and learn about the diverse applications of GEOINT via training, keynotes, panels, and exhibits.

9. Network
From morning and afternoon coffee breaks to nightly receptions, there are many opportunities to expand your network and connect with GEOINT Community colleagues.

8. Get a Jump-Start on Universal GEOINT Certification
Each exam developed as part of USGIF’s Universal GEOINT Credentialing Program (scheduled to launch in the fall) will require beta testers. Beta versions of the GIS and Analysis and Remote Sensing and Analysis exams will be administered at GEOINT 2015. Qualified symposium attendees will have the opportunity to take one or both of these exams for free.

6. Do Business in a Relaxed Forum
Whether you’re in the exhibit hall or at one of the many networking receptions, the GEOINT Symposium is an excellent setting to do business and meet current and potential clients.

USGIF is offering the first Cyber-Location Nexus Workshop on Friday, June 26, at NGA in Springfield, following the GEOINT Symposium. This classified workshop will explore critical cyber-location challenges and associated business opportunities through keynote addresses and panel discussions.

USGIF has announced the winners of the USGIF Young Professionals Golden Ticket Program! The Golden Ticket Program offers an opportunity for young professionals to win complimentary, full registration and access to exclusive events to the GEOINT 2015 Symposium.

USGIF is excited to announce six keynote speakers have been confirmed for GEOINT 2015.

Speakers include:
• Robert Cardillo, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• The Honorable James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
• Robert D. Kaplan, Author, Foreign Correspondent, and Senior Fellow for the Center for a New American Security
• Marcel Lettre, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (PDUSDI)
• The Honorable Michael D. Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
• General Stan McChrystal (Ret.), Former Commander, U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces
• Congressman Adam Schiff, Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Check out the Symposium agenda to see when each leader will be taking the stage.

Register today to hear these speakers, as well as many others, at GEOINT 2015!

Learn and be trained at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium! USGIF will be offering attendees the opportunity to be trained on a variety of topics across the GEOINT Community. Trainings and educational sessions have been a positive addition to the GEOINT Symposium, following its success from GEOINT Community Week Tech Days and the GEOINT 2013* Symposium.

Each training session is two hours and offered Tuesday, June 23 through Thursday, June 25. Attendees will receive 0.2 Continuing Education Units per session courtesy of Riverside Research, an IACET Authorized Provider and USGIF mission partner in STEM education.

Take a look at the training and education webpage to begin planning your GEOINT 2015 agenda!